Ichneumon bucculentus Wesmael, 1845
(Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
GenusIchneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon) :
1: Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
3 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)
2: Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
3 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - silver background
3: Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
30 Jun 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 15: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - tailspot - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - hind femur - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mid and hind coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 29: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
2 Oct 2019 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - antennae and head - antero-ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - antennae and head - antero-ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - antenna with tyloids - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and pronotum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosternum and coxa 2 and 3 - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
5: Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
31 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - abdomen tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
6: Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon)
9 Aug 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - abdomen tip - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - petiole - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum, petiole and segment 2 - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Female - thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - thorax, propodeum, petiole - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wings - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 13: Mandible - close-up - magnified - white background

Ichneumon bucculentus (Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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